Cervicitis is acute or chronic cervical inflammation; can be infectious or noninfectious
Ectropion is the eversion of the endocervix, exposing the columnar cells to the vaginal enviro...
Can be asymptomatic (1,5) or have increased or abnormal vaginal discharge
Dyspareunia
Lower abdominal pain/pelvic pain
Postcoital or intermenstrual bleeding/spotting (1)
Cerv...
If infectious cervicitis suspected in high-risk patient, presumptive treatment is appropriate: ceftriaxone 250 mg single dose IM, followed by either azithromycin 1 g sing...
Test of cure for C. trachomatis is recommended in pregnant patients to document eradication of infection; perform at least 3 weeks following tre...
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Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...
N72 Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri
N86 Erosion and ectropion of cervix uteri
616.0 Cervicitis and endocervicitis
622.0 Erosion and ectropion of cervix
37610005 inflammation of c...
If infectious cervicitis is suspected, treatment of choice is ceftriaxone 250 mg IM plus azithromycin 1 g PO × 1 dose. Do not wait for test results.
Sexual partners need to be treated.
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